Chefs request the recipes of their most memorable meals

Some chefs work tirelessly to make their restaurants extraordinary, obsessing over everything from staff uniforms to the position of an herb on a plate. But just like us, they like to enjoy nice meals out on their days off, retreating to dining rooms where they're not thinking about what's going on behind the scenes. We asked some of our chef friends to name extraordinary dishes they've had at their peers' restaurants around the country, and we got the recipes for our September issue's RSVP column. We think we might just cook every single one before the summer's over.

If there's a restaurant dish you're dying to know how to make at home, send your request to rsvp@bonappetit.com. Or, better yet, tweet us at @BonAppRSVP. All you need to tell us is the dish name, the restaurant, and the city. The rest is up to us.

"The clam and bacon pizza from Area Four in Cambridge, MA, has just the right amount of sea flavor and salty, smoky bacon. It's freakin’ delicious—I want one right now!" —Chef Matthew Gaudet, West Bridge, Cambridge, MA